A Placebo-Controlled Trial of Antibiotics for Smaller Skin Abscesses.
Daum RS, Miller LG, Immergluck L, Fritz S, Creech CB, Young D, Kumar N, Downing M, Pettibone S, Hoagland R, Eells SJ, Boyle MG, Parker TC, Chambers HF; DMID 07-0051 Team.
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N Engl J Med. 2017 Jun 29;376(26):2545-2555. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1607033.
N Engl J Med. 2017.
PMID: 28657870
Free PMC article.
Clinical Trial.
CONCLUSIONS: As compared with incision and drainage alone, clindamycin or TMP-SMX in conjunction with incision and drainage improves short-term outcomes in patients who have a simple abscess. This benefit must be weighed against the known side-effect profile of these antim …
CONCLUSIONS: As compared with incision and drainage alone, clindamycin or TMP-SMX in conjunction with incision and drainage improves short- …